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CAMPION, Ralph William - Date of
birth
29 March 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36583807 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
7 September 1944 - Place of
death
Besancon, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 10 | 31 |
Immediate family
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Members
John R. Campion (father)
Nellie (Smith) Campion (mother)
James Campion (brother)
John R. Campion (brother)
Agnes Campion (sister)
Ernest Campion (brother)
Clifford Campion (brother)
Bruce Campion (brother)
More information
T/5 Ralph W. Campion graduated from Lincoln High School and was employed at the Ford Rouge and Willow Plants before he enlisted on 19 March 1943. He was sent overseas in July 1944.He died of wounds received the previous day.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Conroy Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.newspapers.com - Free Press - 4 October 1944